diff --git a/bashism-test b/bashism-test
index 3c57675..b9a6aad 100755
--- a/bashism-test
+++ b/bashism-test
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ block_normal() {
     e "this is a test"
     error "Testing error"
 
+    e "Testing VARP"
+    e "- Setting testkey=testval"
+    $b.pset "testkey=testval"
+
+    e "- Getting testkey via \$ret"
+    $b.pget 'testkey'
+    [[ "${ret[0]}" == "testval" ]] || death "Got bad ret=${ret[0]}"
+    e "-- ret=${ret[0]}"
+
+    e "- Getting testkey via var=key"
+    $b.pget 'testget=testkey'
+    [[ "$testget" == "testval" ]] || death "Got bad testget=$testget"
+    e "-- testget=$testget"
+
     death "To this block (or true)" || true
 }
 
diff --git a/bashism.d/varp.sh b/bashism.d/varp.sh
index 8542b07..10be6c9 100644
--- a/bashism.d/varp.sh
+++ b/bashism.d/varp.sh
@@ -12,18 +12,28 @@ function bashism.var.pset() {
 	done
 }
 
-## -> b.pget(@key)
-## Gets bashism varpiables
+## -> b.pget(@key|@var=key)
+## Gets bashism varpiables, places result into var if in var=key form
 function bashism.var.pget() {
-	local i=; for i in "$@"; do
-        # This is not exactly meant to be used with user data, so it's not shell safe
+	local i= v=; for i in "$@"; do
+        # If key=val form
+        v=; if [[ "$i" == *=* ]]; then
+            v="${i%%=*}"; i="${i#*=}"
+        fi
+
         if [[ -f "${__BASHISM[VARP_DIR]}/$i" ]]; then
-            __BASHISM_VARP["$i"]=$(< "${__BASHISM[VARP_DIR]}/$i")
+            __BASHISM_VARP[$i]=$(< "${__BASHISM[VARP_DIR]}/$i")
         else
-            unset __BASHISM_VARP["$i"]
+            unset __BASHISM_VARP[$i]
         fi
 
-        builtin echo "${__BASHISM_VARP[$i]}"
+        ret=("${__BASHISM_VARP[$i]}")
+
+        # If params were in key=val form
+        if [[ -n "$v" ]]; then
+            # Set var ${!key} equal to $val
+            eval $v=\"${ret[0]}\"
+        fi
 	done
 }